Table 1.
Variable | HIV − (n=87) |
HIV + (n=86) |
p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Demographic Characteristics | |||
Age (years) | 43.4 (14.5) | 46.2 (13.4) | 0.202 |
Education (years) | 14.1 (2.2) | 13.6 (2.7) | 0.247 |
Sex (% Male) | 71.3% | 81.4% | 0.117 |
Ethnicity (% Caucasian) | 58.6% | 55.8% | 0.709 |
Estimated Verbal IQ a | 102.8 (9.1) | 99.8 (10.8) | 0.122 |
NP Impairment (% impaired) | 19.5% | 34.9% | 0.023 |
Psychiatric & Substance Use Characteristics | |||
Total Mood Disturbance (POMS)b | 36.0 (22.0, 56.0) | 40.0 (23.0, 58.5) | 0.313 |
Major Depressive Disorder (% lifetime) | 32.2% | 46.5% | 0.054 |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (% lifetime) | 3.5% | 9.3% | 0.115 |
Substance Use Disorder (% lifetime) | 64.4% | 62.8% | 0.829 |
Medical Characteristics | |||
Hepatitis C Virus (%) | 10.3% | 23.5% | 0.021 |
HIV Disease Characteristics | |||
AIDS (%) | - | 45.3% | - |
cART (%) | - | 88.4% | - |
Plasma Viral Load (% detectable) | - | 22.6% | - |
Nadir CD4 Count (cells/µL)b | - | 220.0 (119.5, 326.8) | - |
Current CD4 Count (cells/µL)b | - | 568.0 (382.0, 775.0) | - |
Cognitive Variables | |||
Letter Fluency: B (raw) | 16.2 (4.7) | 14.1 (4.9) | 0.003 |
Category Fluency: Clothing (raw) | 19.1 (4.7) | 16.8 (4.2) | <0.001 |
Category Switchingc: Total Correct | 17.3 (2.9) | 15.2 (2.7) | <0.001 |
Category Switchingc: Accurate Switches | 15.9 (3.8) | 14.0 (3.1) | <0.001 |
BNT (Total Correct) | 53.4 (6.1) | 52.7 (6.6) | 0.493 |
Note. Data represent means and standard deviations unless otherwise noted;
Based on the Wechsler Test of Adult Reading;
Median (interquartile range).
Animals and musical instruments;
HIV = Human immunodeficiency virus. POMS = Profile of Mood Disturbance. AIDS = Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. cART = Combined antiretroviral therapy. CD4 = Cluster of differentiation 4. BNT = Boston Naming Test.